Slaves were treated like property and separated from loved ones.
Explanation:
As stated in the excerpt from "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," the author makes reference to the treatment towards slaves. In that respect, he mentions that they had absolutely no right of free speech and their fortune was determined by the decision of white men, who separated them from their friends and relatives as if they were not human.
“[Her children’s] absence was a sort of relief, though she did not admit this, even to herself. It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.”
Power because without power you cant,impact,control or influence others ,you would need power to do so and am notbtalking about power as in physical strength,power makes you possess ans exercise authority